International Press Conference: An Important Platform To Communicate On The Press Issues Between China And The Foreign Countries（1912-1949）

In 1915,China sent representatives to attend the International Press Conference for the first time,which opened the prelude to the exchange of news between China and foreign countries through the International Press Conference.From 1912 to 1949,China sent representatives to international press conferences seven times.During the process of participating in the conference,Chinese representatives actively participated in conference affairs,submitted proposals and reports,and discussed related issues.The international press conference has also attracted the attention of the domestic press and the government of the Republic of China.The press and the government not only actively select representatives to participate in the conference,prepare proposals for participation,but also provide various follow-up guarantees for the smooth participation of Chinese representatives.In view of the lack of understanding of the Chinese press in the world press,on the one hand,Chinese representatives actively introduced the origin of newspapers and printing in China to the world at international press conferences,and further declared that China is the origin of the world’s newspapers and printing;,Chinese representatives also introduced the current situation of Chinese journalism to the world,in order to enhance the world’s understanding of China.In addition,the Chinese representatives also appealed to the world at the meeting regarding the distorted reports of the West concerning China,and sought ways for the world to understand China’s journalism,calling on the world to have a deeper understanding of China.The speeches of foreign representatives at international press conferences also aroused the thinking of Chinese representatives,and Chinese representatives also introduced the views of foreign press to China.Foreign representatives believe that the novelty of news is an important part of news value,news has commodity attributes,and at the same time,the value of news needs to be realized through the carrier of newspapers.Due to differences in political systems,the Western press,led by the United States,had differences with the Soviet Union on the cognition of press freedom and press censorship,but in the end,the Western bloc pushed to download and incorporate relevant resolutions of the conference.With the development of the newspaper industry,foreign representatives also discussed the commercial and public service attributes of the newspaper industry at international press conferences,and also recognized the impact of the economy,politics,readers and advertisers on the development of the newspaper industry.At the international press conference,Chinese and foreign representatives reached a series of consensuses.Both Chinese and foreign representatives realized that good professional quality is what journalists need in their careers.Journalists should spread the truth,receive vocational education and training,and abide by certain professional ethics.Regarding the rights of journalists,the International Press Conference stipulates that countries should treat journalists equally,and provide journalists with necessary facilities and related economic and living guarantees.The press at home and abroad realized that in order to promote news transmission and international news circulation,the electricity rates for international news should be reduced and news transmission facilities should be improved.In addition,in order to carry out continuous international news exchanges,Chinese and foreign representatives believe that international news conferences should be held regularly and relevant international news cooperation agencies should be established to strengthen communication between the press of various countries.The International Press Conference,which ran through the period of the Republic of China,not only became a platform for the press of various countries to exchange news and discuss world journalism,but for China,the conference also facilitated world-renowned journalists to visit China,encouraged Chinese people to study abroad,and enhanced news from the East and the West.connections between worlds.In addition,through the international press conference,Chinese representatives have gained a new understanding of the idea of ??press freedom,and triggered discussions on whether China should participate in the United Nations Convention on Freedom of the Press,the existence and abolition of the Press Law and other related issues.However,due to the influence of the turbulent international environment and political factors,the communication of international news conferences presents the characteristics of inequality.In addition,the differences in national conditions of various countries make the implementation of the communication results of international news conferences in trouble,which can only be a mere formality in the end.